Any potential peace deal for Ukraine would need to involve agreement on territory, with Russia currently occupying almost a fifth of Ukraine’s land.

The online DeepState map, based on geolocated combat footage and tips from Ukrainian Army sources, draws 900,000 views each day and acts as a counterbalance to the military’s omissions.

How Russia's gradual gains in the face of fierce Ukrainian opposition have affected the front line in recent months.

Russia has occupied a fifth of Ukrainian territory - and a big map showing the area shaded in red was put up in the Oval Office as if to emphasise that point for President Donald Trump's talks with Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday.

A large map of Ukraine with the occupied territories marked was on display in the Oval Office, where US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy began their talks on 18 August.

Russia has advanced around Pokrovsk for many months, but has so far failed to entirely encircle or seize control of the city.

EADaily, . The map of Ukraine displayed in the Oval Office of the White House during the visit of Vladimir Zelensky was a slap in the face for him to bring to his senses. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

Although the Kazenyi Torets river runs through four major towns and is flanked by a railway and a road, you could drive the length of its valley without setting eyes on it. Hidden for most of its length by a thick band of marshy woodland on either bank,

Bloomberg reported that a land swap would be discussed in a meeting between Trump and Putin, although Kyiv has rejected this idea before.